The young family was blessed with 8 children: Virginia, Cornelia, Angela, Cornel, Rodica, David, Ligia, and Silvia. Two of the children are deceased: Cornel and Rodica. They also have, to date, 18 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Sandu Albeanu walked with God in the superlative throughout his 82 years of being a Christian, having impeccable spiritual, moral, and financial integrity, as a patriarch. He was an example to all of us of faithfulness even in the littlest things. He was full of love for the brethren, who he hugged and kissed each time he saw them at the meeting or in other places. He loved Christian fellowship, and his home was always filled with believers who came to pray and to study God’s Word. Every year at Christmas, brethren would come from Viștea de Sus and Sâmbăta de Sus for the annual Christmas conference, and they would sleep on the floor in our house on mattresses and rugs. Grandma Albeanu would feed them with great care, so that they would want to return the following year as well. Grandpa Albeanu loved his brothers and sisters in Christ, but his heart longed to see his own siblings come to faith in Christ as well. By the grace of God, all of them accepted Christ and preceeded him to be with their Lord in Heaven. Grandpa prayed especially much for his own children, and his greatest desire was to know that each of them was saved. Often he would ask the grandchildren, “Do you know the Lord Jesus? Have you had a personal encounter with Him? Do you know for sure that you will be going to Heaven one day?” And all of us who are his descendants acknowledge that we are beneficiaries of the Lord’s grace in our lives through our parents and grandparents, and their witness. We remember how he worked from morning to night to provide for his large family, and to be able to help others as well. He loved Christian music, and taught himself to play several different musical instruments. He would rise early each morning, and wouldn’t leave for work until he first read aloud a text from the Bible and often sang a Christian song as well, accompanying himself on the mandolin. In the evenings and on Sundays, he delighted us with many songs on the mandolin. He was one of the first to obtain a cassette player – on which he would play recorded songs with brother Niculiță Moldoveanu, whom he had the occasion to meet during his lifetime. In 1980, he emigrated to the United States, arriving in Los Angeles on February 11; exactly 35 years later, to the day, he emigrated to his heavenly Home – the place from which he had obtained cititzenship through the blood of the Lord Jesus. In the States, Grandpa Albeanu continued to serve the Lord, this time with many more brethren. Even though he didn’t drive, he faithfully attended a number of Christian meetings, riding the bus everywhere. He often participated in small group prayer meetings attended by believers from various churches; and, as often as he could, he visited the Romanian Baptist church in Bellflower, pastored by brother Peter Popovici – for whom he had a great deal of admiration and respect. For many years, Grandpa also attended fellowship gatherings held in various homes on Saturday afternoons, with brothers like Tonoiu, Băbuț, Moț, Șmilovici, and Ouatu,